“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
Leadership is not about being in charge — it is about taking care of the people in your charge. These quotes cover management, vision, decision-making, and the qualities that separate leaders people follow willingly from those people merely tolerate.
“What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?”
“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
“But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.”
“It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.”
“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”
“I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.”
“Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.”
“Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.”
“Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me, but yeah I think every team needs discipline and a sense of self-belief and that's important, that's what leadership's all about.”
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
“Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.”
“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily.”
“While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.”
“Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.”
“Leadership is about being a servant first.”
“My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity.”